The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis
The people who deny that we’re in a new Cold War are the people who got us into it in the first place.
Dec 5, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Stephen Cohen: A ‘United’ Ukraine Is Really a Divided Ukraine Stephen Cohen: A ‘United’ Ukraine Is Really a Divided Ukraine
The only way to claim Ukraine “united” is to have given up on a full quarter of the country.
Dec 4, 2014 / The Nation
Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now? Washington Just Lost a Client State in West Africa. What Happens Now?
With a US-trained military officer now running Burkina Faso, will Washington press for a democratic transition or legitimize a military coup?
Nov 7, 2014 / Sam Badger, Giorgio Cafiero, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Who Is the Donetsk People’s Republic’s New Leader? Who Is the Donetsk People’s Republic’s New Leader?
The Kremlin is not in complete control of the Donbass.
Nov 5, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Terror, Repression and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy in Haiti Terror, Repression and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy in Haiti
The country's late dictator leaves behind a 1-million-strong diaspora unlikely to ever return home.
Oct 23, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
On the Reappearance of Kim Jong-un On the Reappearance of Kim Jong-un
At last there was a glimpse of Kim. And he looked fit, though still not slim. For some, the sight of Kim was grim: They’d hoped they’d seen the back of him.
Oct 22, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
What’s Next for Ukraine, Now That Putin Holds All the Cards? What’s Next for Ukraine, Now That Putin Holds All the Cards?
The only thing Poroshenko has going for him is that Putin wants him to stay in power.
Oct 16, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why Baby Doc’s Death Doesn’t Mark the End of Haiti’s Duvalier Era Why Baby Doc’s Death Doesn’t Mark the End of Haiti’s Duvalier Era
Corruption in Haiti is still rampant—and the US-backed regime of President Michel Martelly still uses the political toolbox developed by the Duvaliers to control the country....
Oct 14, 2014 / Amy Wilentz
Can China and Russia Squeeze Washington out of Eurasia? Can China and Russia Squeeze Washington out of Eurasia?
There could soon be a trade alliance between Beijing, Moscow and Berlin—but you wouldn’t know it from the triumphal tone in Washington.
Oct 6, 2014 / Pepe Escobar
Everything in Ukraine Hinges on the Parliamentary Elections This Month Everything in Ukraine Hinges on the Parliamentary Elections This Month
Ukraine’s president is angling to get his new political party a majority of seats in Parliament later this month.
Oct 3, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen